Research Briefing
What’s happened to the 2019 Spending Review?
Spending reviews usually take place every two to four years – a new one is expected but why have we not seen it?
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Insight
What’s happened to the 2019 Spending Review?
Spending reviews usually take place every two to four years - a new one is expected but why have we not seen it?
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Debate Pack
Social Mobility and Treasury reform
A Westminster Hall debate on the subject of "Social Mobility and Treasury Reform has been scheduled for 9.30am on 11 June 2019. The debate has been initiated by Rt Hon Justine Greening MP.
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Research Briefing
Main Estimates: Government spending plans for 2019-20
A summary of the process and details of the 2019-20 Main Estimates, the way in which Parliament approves the Government's spending plans.
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Research Briefing
Brexit reading list: economic, business and transport policy issues
The Commons Library has compiled, from a wide range of sources, a selection of analysis and comment relevant to the UK's forthcoming withdrawal from the European Union.
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Debate Pack
Local government and social care funding
Background material for the Opposition Day debate on local government and social care funding on Wednesday 24 April 2019.
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Debate Pack
Debate on a Motion of Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993
This landing page gives background to the debate on a motion of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, which will take place on 26 March 2019.
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Research Briefing
Spring Statement 2019: A summary
A summary of Spring Statement 2019 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances.
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Research Briefing
Spring Statement 2019: The background in 7 charts
Ahead of the Spring Statement on Wednesday (13 March) we examine how the economy and public finances are performing. What’s the current economic situation? GDP growth of 1.4% in 2018 was the slowest since 2012, with growth easing towards the end of the year. Two key factors behind this slowdown were a weaker global economy
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Research Briefing
Spring Statement 2019: Background briefing
This briefing sets out the background to Spring Statement 2019 which will take place on Wednesday 13 March. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Revised Government spending plans for 2018/19
This briefing looks at the most recent set of the Government's spending plans, the Supplementary Estimates 2018/19, and provides both a summary of their contents and context to help understand them.
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Research Briefing
What if there’s no Brexit deal?
What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.
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Research Briefing
Local Government Finance Settlement 2019-20
A briefing on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2019-20 for England.
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Research Briefing
An introduction to defence procurement
This Commons Library briefing explains some of the core aspects of defence procurement including sovereign capabilities, single source contracting and the regulatory framework.
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